Collapsible bucket.



A. H. HEILBORN.

OOLLAPSIBLE BUCKET.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 9, 19 a.

1,095,631 Patented May 5, 1914.

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UNITED SATES ARNOLD H. HEILBORN, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

COLLAIPSIBLE BUCKET.

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My invention relates to a collapsible or folding bucket and has for its object to provide a pail or carrying receptacle formed of fabric or other pliable material, which may be folded into a small and compact form, having a handle and spouts for pouring the contents into a small opening, all formed of one piece of canvas or other waterproof fabric.

A further object of my invention is to provide a folding bucket for use by automobilists and others, which can be made at a low cost and which, by reason of being made entirely from one single piece of material, is practically indestructible by ordinary wear.

In the drawings Figure 1 illustrates the blank or single piece of material from which the bucket is made; Fig. 2 shows a view of the same blank after the first fold has been made therein; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the completed bucket, showing the spout and handle integral with the bucket itself.

This bucket can be readily folded into a very small compass and into almost any shape convenient for carrying. It can be made. very light in weight, if desired, to enable it to be carried in the pocket of a coat.

Further objects and advantages of my invention will appear in the following description thereof.

Fig. 1 shows the blank or single piece of flexible material of which the bucket is made.

Fig. 2 shows a method of folding the bucket to produce the desired shape. In

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 9, 1913.

Patented May 5, 1914:- Serial No. 788,908.

this method the triangular blank is folded on a line at right angles to the base of the blank by bringing the point 2 over on the corresponding point, 2, as shown in Fig. 2 in the drawings, the fold coming on the line AA of Fig. 1. The edges l are then fastened together, forming a waterproof seam, 6. The outer end of the seam, 6, formed by the union of the points 22 is then brought over and fastened to the peak, 1, of the triangle by any convenient fasten ing, 7, which fastening may be either permanent or detachable, as desired. The edges of the blank, 83 may be hemmed or otherwise reinforced, if desired, to give additional stiffness to the bucket. The filling of the bucket causes it to assume the shape shown in Fig. 3, a folded edge on one side giving a convenient spout, 9, from which the contents may be poured into any small opening, such as the inlet to an automobile radiator. The joining of the end of the seam 6, and the point, 1, of the blank, forms a secure handle by which the bucket may be easily carried and manipulated and which, being integral with the bucket itself, cannot readily break or wear out,

I claim:

A collapsible bucket having a handle, formed from a triangular piece of flexible material folded upon a line extending at right angles from the center of the base of the triangle, the meeting half edges of the base being fastened together, and also the outer end of said fastened edges being made fast to the outer end of said fold.

In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name this second day of September, A. D. 1918.

ARNOLD I-I. HEILBORN.

Witnesses MAURICE H. 0001:, FRANK L. GAY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0. 

